A person centred overnight Short Break Service for Children and Young People with Learning disabilities and/or autism

Concepts

• welfare services
• short break service for children and young people
• ipswich
• suffolk county council
• short break service
• children and young people
• young people
• learning disabilities
• provision of a person
• service contractor

Location

IPSWICH

Description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of A person centred overnight Short Break Service for Children and Young People with Learning disabilities and /or autism, that may have challenging behaviours and /or health needs. The accommodation for service 1 will be leased to the service contractor for the period of the contract for the purpose of delivering the contract. Bidders should propose accommodation for Service 2 which must be within Suffolk or up to a maximum of 10 miles from the Suffolk border. The contract is for the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 36 months.

Total Quantity or Scope

CD1220-2 A person centred overnight Short Break Service for Children and Young People with Learning disabilities and /or autism that may have challenging behaviours and /or health needs.

Renewal Options

This contract will replace a similar previous service, Service 1 Ambleside will continue to use the same building. The contract period is 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 36 months

CPV Codes

• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
• 85311200 - Welfare services for the handicapped

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

This tender is advertised using the Light Touch Regime as an open tender with negotiation. The listed procedure types above do not allow the option to detail Light Touch Regime, therefore the accelerated procedure has been ticked to enable this text to be included in the advert.

Other Information

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised This tender is advertised as an open tender with negotiation and meets the requirements of the Lighter Touch Regime. If the Contracting Authority identifies that the scope of this procurement falls within a business sector which may be attractive to infiltration by organised crime groups, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks / requirements at the award stages of the procurement.